http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/194 2026-02-04T23:33:18Z 2026-02-04T23:33:18Z Svampa, Fernando http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/13835 2026-02-02T11:57:25Z 2021-03-31T00:00:00Z

Título: Gobernanza y autonomía relativa en los sistemas públicos de investigación. El caso del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la Argentina (1983-1989) Autor(es): Svampa, Fernando Abstract: The aim of the master’s thesis is to contribute to the discussion on the role of research councils within public research systems (PRS), taking Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) as a case study. This approach is guided by the following research question: What changes in internal governance altered the composition and the relative autonomy of the actors involved in CONICET and its links with other institutions of Argentina’s PRS during the period 1983–1989? The choice of the 1980s responds to the fact that this decade represents a key historical moment, marked by the recovery of institutional order and the initiation of a process of intervention, normalization, and democratization of the main institutions in the science and technology sector. The new democratic government transformed the former Sub-Secretariat of Science and Technology of the military regime—previously under the Office of Planning of the Presidency—into the Secretariat of Science and Technology (SECYT), placed under the authority of the Ministry of Education and Justice. At the same time, national universities and CONICET were intervened with the objective of restoring institutional normality. Throughout the thesis, changes in CONICET’s internal governance between late 1983 and 1989 are analyzed, as well as their implications for the relative autonomy of key actors and for the Council’s relationship with other institutions of the PRS, with particular attention to SECYT and public universities. CONICET was selected as a case study due to its historical role in shaping Argentina’s PRS from 1958 to the present. It has been a central institution in the formulation, promotion, and execution of scientific policies. Moreover, the existence of a researcher career regulated by a Statute and Civil Service Ranking since 1973 makes CONICET a distinctive case in international comparative terms. Since its creation, CONICET has fostered internationally standardized scientific practices and strengthened domestic research capacities, reinforcing its legitimacy and contributing to the accumulation of scientific capital. The thesis concludes that, within a broader process of democratization of public institutions during the 1980s, actors associated with a bureaucratic culture—primarily oriented toward administration, coordination, planning, and efficient resource organization—were strengthened under the CONICET Board that operated between 1984 and 1989. This Board, chaired by Carlos Abeledo, framed its actions within a broader trend of institutional recovery and democratization that characterized Argentina’s PRS during the decade. New operational parameters were introduced to enhance transparency in governance. The most significant instrument in this regard was the creation of Research and Development Projects (PID) and Annual Research Projects (PIA) through competitive calls, initially funded by national treasury resources and later by a BID–CONICET II loan. These policies reduced the autonomy of institute directors and institute committees, while increasing the authority and relative autonomy of researchers in the Scientific and Technological Researcher Career (CIC), public university researchers, and advisory committees responsible for project evaluation. These changes were driven by the growing use of academic criteria—such as publication in indexed journals—in the allocation of research funding and postgraduate fellowships. Methodologically, the thesis is based on a triangulation strategy, relying primarily on qualitative data. The main data collection techniques included semi-structured interviews with key actors from the 1980s and documentary analysis of official reports, institutional records, meeting minutes, legislation, and statistical data. Data collection and analysis were conducted simultaneously in order to achieve theoretical saturation of the core concepts guiding the study.

2021-03-31T00:00:00Z Caldo, Juan Pablo http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/13441 2025-09-18T12:06:01Z 2025-08-28T00:00:00Z

Título: Industria Satelital en la Argentina. Análisis del caso de Satellogic (2010-2023). Autor(es): Caldo, Juan Pablo Abstract: Currently, there are very few countries in the world that dominate the aerospace industry in general, and the satellite industry in particular. This number is even more limited if we consider only peripheral or semi-peripheral countries. Among the latter is Argentina, a country with structural problems: high levels of poverty, unemployment and underemployment, informal employment, and a disconnect between the productive sector and the scientific and technological complex, among others. However, it is also a country with several decades of development in knowledge-intensive areas, such as the satellite sector. While historically, the national government, through its public institutions (through the National Commission for Space Research, the National Commission for Space Activities, and the companies Investigaciones Aplicadas Sociedad del Estado and finally Argentina Satelital Sociedad Anónima), there have been initiatives outside these major players. Although with less visibility, national universities, schools, hobbyist groups, and, in recent decades, entrepreneurs have also carried out some projects in outer space. This research focused on the trajectory of a company, Satellogic, which became a key player in the new paradigm that emerged in the sector: New Space. This allowed us not only to reconstruct the history of an Argentine company in the early years of the 21st century, but also to question some established parameters in this industrial sector. It also facilitated the drawing of conclusions about the behavior of some entrepreneurs, as well as the prevailing logic of the current phase of capitalism in Argentina.

2025-08-28T00:00:00Z Montesino, Gastón Federico http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/12692 2025-03-07T12:09:40Z 2024-12-12T00:00:00Z

Título: INFLUENCIA DE LOS ORGANISMOS INTERNACIONALES EN LAS POLÍTICAS DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA EN ARGENTINA. EL CASO DEL BANCO INTERAMERICANO DE DESARROLLO ENTRE 1979-1999 Autor(es): Montesino, Gastón Federico Abstract: The objective of this thesis is to address the role of international organizations in shaping Argentina's science and technology (S&T) policies between 1979 and 1999, focusing on the actions of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) during this period. The research is guided by the following question: How did the Inter-American Development Bank influence the configuration of Argentina's science and technology policies through the design and implementation of the loans granted to the country between 1979 and 1999? To this end, the thesis analyzes four loans provided by the IDB to finance various S&T programs: the Global Science and Technology Program (IDB-1) of 1979; the Scientific Research and Technology Program (IDB-2), implemented from 1988; and the Technological Modernization Programs (PMT) 1 and 2, launched in 1994 and 1999, respectively. These loans were selected because, having been designed and implemented in different political, economic, and social contexts, they reflect changes in the goals and approaches of S&T policies in Argentina, mainly within the Secretariat of Science and Technology (SECYT), responsible for policy design and planning, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology (ANPCYT), the main beneficiaries of these programs. This thesis examines the changes in S&T public policy in Argentina, focusing on SECYT, CONICET, and ANPCYT, and the impact of the programs funded by the IDB. It emphasizes the design and implementation of S&T programs carried out through the loans received by Argentina from the IDB between 1979 and 1999. The analysis is enriched by considering different approaches to S&T promotion (supply-driven linear, demand-driven linear, and systemic models) and the types of influence and instruments that international organizations use to shape national policies. In this sense, attention is paid to how these approaches—mainly promoted by international organizations—affect the configuration of Argentina's S&T policies. Thus, the IDB, as one of the main sources of funding for S&T programs, plays a significant role in driving these changes. The methodology is primarily qualitative, involving the analysis of primary and secondary documents as well as in-depth interviews with officials from Argentina’s S&T institutions. The main conclusions reveal that the IDB, through the loans and technical assistance provided during the studied period, influenced the institutional changes within SECYT, CONICET, and ANPCYT. Moreover, the programs financed by the IDB loans reflect, in their goals and components, a transition between different approaches to S&T promotion. These transitions were also intertwined with the various policy agendas within the administrations of SECYT, CONICET, and ANPCYT.

2024-12-12T00:00:00Z Soldati, Analía Leticia http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/9881 2023-03-20T15:58:15Z 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Construcción social de tecnologías. Análisis socio-técnico de los cambios del Reactor Nuclear Argentino RA-6 (1982-2018) Autor(es): Soldati, Analía Leticia Abstract: The Argentine RA-6 nuclear reactor, located in the Atomic Center of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, was inaugurated on October 26, 1982. The vision behind this project was to satisfy the needs of the Nuclear Engineering career at the Balseiro Institute. and contribute to the Argentine development of this type of reactors and associated technologies. For this reason, a flexible design concept was thought up and a dynamic technology management policy was promoted throughout this time. So much so, that the RA-6 was modified on several occasions during its more than 35 years of service, accompanying certain research and development needs of different groups. A crucial question that this thesis tries to answer is whether the trajectory of these changes was only a consequence of the general technological state of the art, or if, on the contrary, there is a social component that influenced them in one way or another.

2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Colombano, Leandro Alexis http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/9432 2022-12-19T14:54:44Z 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Generación y gestión del conocimiento tecnológico. El caso de la fábrica argentina de helicópteros Cicaré S.A. (1956-2015 Autor(es): Colombano, Leandro Alexis Abstract: The purpose of this thesis are the activities associated with the design and manufacture of helicopters, as well as the management of the knowledge generated and its evolution over time in a company taken as a case study. The practices and roles played by each of the actors within the company are also significant aspects to analyze the case. The technical analysis of all helicopters developed by the company Cicaré S.A. has been used. that in particular has not had records of activities or estate statements over time. The interviews with people related to the current firm and its history have been fundamentally. Cicaré S.A. It is an Argentine aeronautical company dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopters with international recognition. It is considered a benchmark in the industry for innovations that it has developed on this type of aircraft, used today worldwide. The first vertical flight in South America, the development of one of the first ultralight helicopters and a real controlled flight simulator, are some of the innovations that have highlighted the firm.

2019-08-01T00:00:00Z Salgado, Leonardo http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/9005 2022-08-30T12:45:28Z 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Título: La divulgación científica en la Escuela Media y el Profesorado de Río Negro: un libro de Ciencias de la Tierra como recurso didáctico Autor(es): Salgado, Leonardo Abstract: This professional thesis presents a book of science communication, with which it is intended to contribute to the science communication and the teaching-learning process of significant knowledge in the area of Earth Sciences, especially geology and paleontology. The book is oriented to students and teachers of the last years of the secondary schools of the Rio Negro province, particularly the Escuela Secundaria Rio Negro (ESRN), implemented between 2017 and 2018, and the professorship in Biology. It was written in a fictional narrative style and addresses different geoscientific themes included in the curriculum design of the ESRN, with a marked local and regional character. In addition to the book itself, a section is presented that includes a part with guidance for the elaboration of a Didactic Unit for the teaching of a scientific model, which includes the reading of one of the chapters of the book. There is also a reflection on narratives and fiction as resources for the divulgation and teaching-learning of sciences.

2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Llosa, Carina Olga http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/5248 2021-03-26T16:43:33Z 2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

Título: ¿“Sin loteo no hay esquí” o “Sí al esquí, no al loteo”? Análisis de la controversia ambiental del Cerro Perito Moreno, El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina (2010-2013) Autor(es): Llosa, Carina Olga Abstract: This thesis analyzes the controversy generated by a residential development project in Perito Moreno mountain (El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina) near a ski center, which is a protected area5. The technologies involved, especially the ones for water management, and the scale of the project, have produced resistance in part of the population, who perceive that this residential development would have high environmental and socio-economic costs. However, the company that proposes it, and has been in charge of Perito Moreno ski-lifts concession since 2011, asserts that the ski-lift maintenance is not economically feasible unless it includes a real estate business to guarantee the improvements in the ski-lifts. It perceives this business as a residential development that keeps a “balance between the social, economic and ecologic growth”6 and it is supported by another sector of the population. This research was carried out from April 2010 (when the company buys the land for the residential development) to December 2013 (when the judge issues the prosecution of the authorities involved in the allocation of the land in question). Due to the fact that a general theory to analyze environmental controversies still does not exist, different theories were triangulated. Taking the theoretical frame from the field of science, technology and society, approaches of social movements, contentious politics, risk society, risk perception and the controversial spaces model. The representations and practices of the parts involved were investigated, in the construction of the controversy as well as in their change process, through documents analysis (the record, press media, technical reports from the companies and government organizations) and in depth interviews to key informants. A constructivist approach was taken, adopting the qualitative paradigm and the case study strategy.This thesis expects to contribute to the starting knowledge base on this topic, to serve as a reference for the actors involved and as input to elaborate and evaluate public policies about environmentally controversial projects.

2016-03-04T00:00:00Z Chaves, Gabriel A. http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/3645 2021-03-03T12:09:32Z 2019-04-04T00:00:00Z

Título: La incubación de empresas hi-tech en Argentina. CITES y los desafíos de adaptar el modelo israelí al ecosistema local Autor(es): Chaves, Gabriel A. Abstract: Innovation, especially in the field of technology, is part of the pillars of a country's economic development. In the last decade, Argentina has witnessed the emergence of policies and programs, institutions and incubators that promote technological development, focused on the creation and generation of employment. The importance of creating start-ups is increasingly noticeable thanks to the different financing mechanisms, which, although they must mature, allow the promising projects of the entrepreneurs to be carried out. This need is observed in greater detail in the hi-tech sector. In this, the role of incubators, and especially the appearance of private capital, is essential for the success of the projects. Since there is no such thing as “an Argentine model” of incubation of hi-tech companies, it is the case of CITES (the first private incubator of companies of scientific and technological base in Latin America), and its adaptations to the Israeli model open a instance of debate. Finally and after analyzing the challenges faced by CITES, it becomes clear that their role as trainer, linker, business developer and company builder are important ingredients to start designing an Argentine model that seeks to contribute to strengthening and linking between the research, productive, business and social sectors in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem

2019-04-04T00:00:00Z Aristimuño, Francisco Javier http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/1233 2020-11-18T12:47:53Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Construcción de las políticas de ciencia y tecnología en la Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología de Argentina (1989-1999). Un análisis desde la perspectiva de las culturas políticas Autor(es): Aristimuño, Francisco Javier Abstract: The thesis analyzes the process of construction of public policies in science and technology from the Secretariat of Science and Technology (SECyT) during the two governments of Carlos Menen (1989-1999) in Argentina. Throughout this decade there have been numerous transformations in the orientation of policies. Incentive instruments were created and discontinued for both science and technological change, new institutions were created, the functions of other preexisting ones were modified and laws of great importance for the sector were passed. Despite all this, the period has not yet been thoroughly analyzed. Descripción: La tesis analiza el proceso de construcción de políticas públicas en ciencia y tecnología desde la Secretaría de Ciencia y Tecnología (SECyT) durante los dos gobiernos de Carlos Menen (1989-1999) en Argentina. A lo largo de esta década se produjeron numerosas transformaciones en la orientación de las políticas. Se crearon y discontinuaron instrumentos de incentivo tanto a la ciencia como al cambio tecnológico, se crearon instituciones nuevas, se modificaron las funciones de otras preexistentes y se sancionaron leyes de suma importancia para el sector. A pesar de todo esto, el período aún no ha sido objeto de un minucioso análisis.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Quiroga, Juan Martín http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/524 2021-03-26T16:38:28Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Desarrollo de radares secundarios y primarios en la Argentina (2003-2015). Un análisis desde el enfoque de coaliciones de causa y las capacidades organizacionales Autor(es): Quiroga, Juan Martín Abstract: This thesis analyzes the case of development of secondary and primary radars in Argentina since 2003, explaining the circumstances for which it was decided to opt for the national development of this technology and setting aside more than fifty years of technological dependence related to control of air traffic and surveillance and control of air space. The case of radar development in Argentina is analyzed from the notion of co-creation between technology and society of the social conductivism of technology (COST). It is expected that the analyzed case will be useful to different actors. Descripción: Esta tesis analiza el caso de desarrollo de radares secundarios y primarios en Argentina a partir del año 2003, explicando las circunstancias por las cuales se decidió optar por el desarrollo nacional de esta tecnología y dejar de lado más de cincuenta años de dependencia tecnológica referida al control del tráfico aéreo y la vigilancia y control del espacio aéreo. El caso de desarrollo de radares en Argentina es analizado desde la noción de co-creación entre tecnología y sociedad propio del conductivismo social de la tecnología (COST). Se espera que el caso analizado sea de utilidad a diversos actores.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Smart, María Ángeles http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/510 2020-12-16T11:38:29Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: La crítica científica, la crítica filosófica y la crítica de arte en el Instituto de Investigación Social de Frankfurt (M. Horkheimer, Th. Adorno, W. Benjamin). Autor(es): Smart, María Ángeles Abstract: The present work approaches the concept of criticism (as scientific critic, philosophical critic and art critic) in three thinkers of the so-called Frankfurt Critical School: M. Horkheimer, Th. Adorno and W. Benjamin. Authors nucleated in the Institute of Social Investigation, founded in 1923 from the private instance of Lucio Felix José Weil (born in Buenos Aires in 1989), in the Prussian Ministry of Science Convention, Art and Public Education and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. Descripción: El presente trabajo aborda el concepto de crítica (como crítica científica, crítica filosófica y crítica de arte) en tres pensadores de la llamada Escuela Crítica de Frankfurt: M. Horkheimer, Th. Adorno y W. Benjamin. Autores nucleados en el Instituto de Investigación Social, fundado en el año 1923 a partir de la instancia privada de Lucio Felix José Weil (nacido en Buenos Aires en 1989), en el Convenio del Ministerio Prusiano de Ciencia, Arte y Educación Pública y la universidad Johann Wolfgang Goethe.

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Llosa, Carina O. http://rid.unrn.edu.ar:80/handle/20.500.12049/471 2020-03-05T15:00:47Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Desarrollos inmobiliarios en áreas protegidas de la Patagonia: controversia ambiental del cerro Perito Moreno, El Bolsón Autor(es): Llosa, Carina O. Abstract: This thesis analyzes the controversy generated by a residential development project in Perito Moreno mountain (El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina) near a ski center, which is a protected area3. The technologies involved, especially the ones for water management, and the scale of the project, have produced resistance in part of the population, who perceive that this residential development would have high environmental and socio-economic costs. However, the company that proposes it, and has been in charge of Perito Moreno ski-lifts concession since 2011, asserts that the ski-lift maintenance is not economically feasible unless it includes a real estate business to guarantee the improvements in the ski-lifts. It perceives this business as a residential development that keeps a «balance between the social, economic and ecologic growth»4 and it is supported by another sector of the population. This research was carried out from April 2010 (when the company buys the land for the residential development) to December 2013 (when the judge issues the prosecution of the authorities involved in the allocation of the land in question). Due to the fact that a general theory to analyze environmental controversies still does not exist, different theories were triangulated, taking the theoretical frame from the field of science, technology and society, approaches of social movements, contentious politics, risk society, risk perception and the controversial spaces model. The representations and practices of the parts involved were investigated, in the construction of the controversy as well as in their change process, through documents analysis (the record, press media, technical reports from the companies and government organizations) and in depth interviews to key informants. A constructivist approach was taken, adopting the qualitative paradigm and the case study strategy. This thesis expects to contribute to the starting knowledge base on this topic, to serve as a reference for the actors involved and as input to elaborate and evaluate public policies about environmentally controversial projects. Descripción: Esta tesis analiza la controversia generada por un proyecto de urbanización en un sector del cerro Perito Moreno (El Bolsón, Río Negro) cercano a las pistas de esquí, que es un área protegida1. Las tecnologías involucradas, en especial las propuestas para el manejo del agua, y la escala del proyecto, han forjado una resistencia en un sector de la población, que percibe que dicha urbanización tendría altos costos ambientales y socio-económicos. Sin embargo, la empresa que lo propone, y que ha estado a cargo de la concesión de las pistas del cerro desde 2011, asevera que la manutención de las mismas es inviable por sí sola, por lo que necesita del negocio inmobiliario para garantizar las mejoras en el centro de esquí. Percibe a dicho negocio como una urbanización que mantiene «un equilibrio entre el crecimiento social, ecológico y económico»2 y es apoyada por otro sector de la población. Se investigó desde abril del 2010 (momento en que la empresa compra las tierras para el loteo) hasta diciembre de 2013 (momento en que el juez dicta el procesamiento de las autoridades involucradas en la adjudicación de las tierras de la urbanización). Teniendo en cuenta que no existe una teoría general consolidada para analizar controversias ambientales, se procedió a una triangulación de diferentes teorías. Centrándose en el campo de los estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología, se recurrió a los enfoques de la sociedad del riesgo, los movimientos sociales, las políticas contenciosas, la relación legos y expertos, y el modelo de los espacios controversiales. Se investigaron las representaciones y prácticas de las partes involucradas, tanto en la construcción de la controversia, como en su proceso de cambio, por medio del análisis de documentos (expediente, de medios de prensa, informes técnicos de las empresas y organismos gubernamentales), y entrevistas en profundidad a informantes claves. Se tomó una postura constructivista, adoptando el paradigma cualitativo y la estrategia del estudio de casos. Esta tesis espera contribuir al incipiente acervo de estudios de esta índole, servir de referencia para los actores involucrados en ella y de insumo para elaborar y evaluar políticas públicas sobre proyectos controvertidos a nivel ambiental.||Corresponde a la Tesis de Maestría ¿“Sin loteo no hay esquí” o “Sí al esquí, no al loteo”? Análisis de la controversia ambiental del cerro Perito Moreno, El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina (2010-2013)

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